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Ayurveda Dosha - Vata
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If you don't yet know what Ayurveda Dosha (i.e. Mind/Body Type) you are, you can get a quick and easy FREE assessment on our What Ayurveda Dosha Are You? page. Alternatively, if you would like a much more comprehensive analysis, then you need the Ayurveda Almanac.
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People with an Ayurveda Dosha of Vata tend to be fast, wiry and creative types.
The Vata's primary organ is the colon.
You need routine in your life to ground your moving energy.
Travel, especially air travel, can imbalance a Vata.
Vatas are aggravated by cold, frozen or dried foods.
In order to be balanced, you need to eat foods that warm you, avoiding extreme cold, raw and frozen foods. Moist rather than dry foods are also recommended.
Maintaining a regular routine is important.
Balancing Foods:
- Fruit - Apricots, Avocado, Bananas, Berries, Dates, Fresh Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Kiwi, Lemons, Mango, Melon, Oranges, Papaya, Peaches, Pineapple, Plums, Strawberries. Sweet fruits are balancing. No dried fruits.
- Vegetables - Artichoke, Asparagus, Beets, Carrots, Cucumber, Green Beans, Leeks, Mustard Greens, Okra, Olives, Onion, Parsnip, Potato, Squash, Watercress, Zucchini. Cooked vegetables are most balancing. Avoid raw vegetables.
- Grains - Amaranth, Oats, Rice, Wheat, Wild Rice
- Legumes and Nuts - Adzuki beans, Almonds, Black lentils, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Flax, Hazelnuts, Mung beans, Peanuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios, Pumpkin, Red lentils, Sesame, Soy cheese, Soy milk, Sunflower, Tofu, Walnuts
- Meat - Beef (occasionally), Chicken or Turkey (white meat), Duck, Eggs, Freshwater Fish, Seafood, Shrimp
- Herbs, Spices, Condiments - Brown Rice Syrup, Honey, Maple Syrup, Molasses, other sweeteners than White Sugar, Allspice, Almond Extract, Anise, Basil, Bay Leaf, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom, Cayenne, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Coconut, Cottage Cheese, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, Garlic, Ghee, Ginger, Mustard, Nutmeg, Onion, Oregano, Parsley, Peppermint, Poppy Seeds, Rosemary, Sage, Spearmint, Spirulina, Tamarind, Tarragon, Thyme, Pickles, Salt, Seaweed, Soy Sauce, Turmeric, Vanilla
- Dairy - Buttermilk, Cow's Milk, Cheese, Goat's Milk, Goat Cheese, Yogurt. All is moderation.
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If you don't yet know what Ayurveda Dosha (i.e. Mind/Body Type) you are, you can get a quick and easy FREE assessment on our What Ayurveda Dosha Are You? page. Alternatively, if you would like a much more comprehensive analysis, then you need the Ayurveda Almanac.
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